Box Score
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.- In a game in which neither team shot better than 39 percent from the floor, the Ouachita Tigers (13-9, 9-7 GAC) and Harding Bisons (17-7, 10-6 GAC) battled things out to the finish. The Tigers prevailed, due in large to a huge 17 point offensive performance from Michael Morris en route to a 60-56 win.
 
In the first half, the Tigers took control of the game early, taking a seven point lead just 10 minutes into the game. Harding bounced back quickly though, posting an 8-3 run and closing the gap to just a point with eight minutes left in the half.
 
The Tigers continued to hold on to a slim lead for the rest of the first half, before a score by Michael Morris with a little over a minute left in the half left them with a six point lead at the half.
 
The majority of the second half saw the Tigers continuing to hold on to a very slim lead, as the largest lead of the game was just eight points. Every time that Harding would fall behind though, they would put together a quick run and close the margin.
 
One of the most pivotal buckets of the game came with just 1:48 left in the game, when a huge dunk from Morris led to a foul and a three point play. Those three points gave the Tigers a five point lead.
 
Harding's Hayden Johnson nailed a three with about 55 seconds left though, cutting the Tiger lead to just two.
 
A pair of free throws from Micah Delph sealed the game off though, as he drained both and gave the Tigers a four point lead with just 17 seconds left. The Bisons launched a couple of attempts from behind the arc, none of which went in, capping off a win for the Tigers.
 
Morris led the team with 17 points, while also shooting 50 percent from the floor and making three of his four free throw attempts. Micah Delph and Austin Mitchell also finished in double-digits for the Tigers, with 12 and 11 points respectively. Colt Fason was a workhorse on the boards, recording 11 in the game to go with his eight points.
 
Harding's Zach Roddenberry did everything in his power to get the victory, scoring 23 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Hayden Johnson recorded 14 points in the game, while Bradley Spencer notched 12.
 
Ouachita turned the ball over 17 times, as compared to Harding's 13 turnovers, but the difference in the game was field goal percentages, as the Tigers finished shooting 39 percent to Harding's 32 percent.
 
The Tigers will hit the road for a two-game road swing beginning Thursday, when they take on Northwestern Oklahoma in Alva, Oklahoma. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
 
-Josh Fink, Sports Information Director